Phaser 5400 Laser Printer Service Guide 17Printer SpecificationsRAM and Printer CapabilitiesThe Phaser 5400 Laser Printer is equipped with 32 Mbytes of RAM and is expandableas shown below. Installing additional RAM: Improves system performance. Improves processing of complex jobs. Enables increased graphics at higher resolutions. Improves collation printing.Memory ExpansionThe base printer contains 32 MB of DRAM installed as a standard. Three option slotsare provided on the System Controller Board to accommodate DIMMs per theMemory Expansion Options table below. The maximum DRAM memory, bothon-board and added via DIMMs is 192 MB. Memory added beyond this limit isignored.Additional memory provides the following enhanced printer capabilities: Additional font cache Additional download space for fonts, macros and images Increased throughput for complex pages, duplex pages and larger paper sizes(A3 / Ledger) Increased PostScript VM (virtual memory) Collated sets without the Hard Disk DriveNote: The printer features three DIMM slots (J4, J5 and J6) formemory expansion. DRAM DIMMs can be installed in any ofthese slots. Refer to the instructions packed with the DIMMs.You can increase the resident fonts of the printer or create resident macros byinstalling a Flash DIMM or hard drive and downloading resources permanently to thismemory. If flash memory is to be used, the 8 MB Flash DIMM can be installed in anyslot (J4, J5 or J6). If a bootable flash DIMM is installed, it must be in J6 slot;however, this is not a standard option and is not likely to be seen unless a customversion of the printer were produced.Table 1 Memory UpgradesMemory Upgrades Part Number16-Mbyte DIMM 097S0235632-Mbyte DIMM 097S0235764-Mbyte DIMM 097S023588-Mbyte Flash DIMM 097S02360
